Struggle for equal rightsStruggle for equal rightsApril 6 , 2015April 6 , 2015

Objective: Understand the fights for equal rights among different

minority groups.

Review

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Directions: Briefly explain each of the following cases in your notes OR to your neighbor!

•Adarand v. Pena

•UC Regents v. Bakke

•Grutter v. Bollinger

•Gratz v. Bollinger

Introduction

1. Definition2. Major Categories of Discrimination

1. Racial 2. Gender 3. Other (age, disability, religion, orientation)

3. 14th Amendment (**)1. Free Slaves2. “Jim Crow” South

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I. Equal rights for women

1. 19th 2. Legislation:

1. Equal Pay Act-1963 (Comparable Worth)2. Civil Rights Act-19643. Title IX of Education Act-1972 4. Medical & Family Leave Act, 1993

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I. The Second Feminist Wave…

1. Litigation1. Reed v. Reed, 1971: no arbitrary 14th 2. Roe v. Wade, 19733. Planned Parenthood v. Casey

2. Success in electoral politics1. 114th Congress, ~20% 2. “Soccer Moms”-Clinton3. 3 females on SC4. “Gender sensitive”

Review

• Takings Clause• Santa Fe v. Doe• Mapp v. Ohio• Habeas Corpus• Griswold v. Connecticut• Supremacy Clause

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II. Equal Rights for Blacks

1. ~13%2. Dred Scott, 1857, (Missouri-Illinois-Missouri)3. 13th, 14th, 15th amendments4. Plessy v. Ferguson, 18965. Civil Rights Act6. Voting Rights Act, 19657. Brown v. Board, 1954 8. 24th Amend. 9. Nonviolent civil disobedience vs (any means

necessary)10.“Black vote”-which party11.Clarence Thomas12.KEY ISSUES

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III. Equal rights for Hispanics

1. >15%2. Sonia Sotomayer3. Lau v. Nichols, 1974

4. Key issues1. Bilingualism (ballots)2. Plyer v. Doe (substantial state interest)3. Immigration

1. “Day Without Immigrants”

4. MALDEF1. Chicana Rights Project

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IV. Asians

1. ~6% 2. Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Filipinos,

Southeast Asians3. Korematsu v. United States, 1944

4. Key Issues: 1. Education2. Employment

V. Private Discrimination(PUBLIC

PLACES/FACILITIES/EMPLOYERS)1. Civil Rights Act, 1964

1. Public Accommodations1. (Heart of Atlanta)

2. Employment/Hiring

2. Fair Housing Act, 19683. Age Discrimination in Empl. Act, 19674. ADA, 1990

1. “Reasonable Accommodations”

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